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Read this korrent: The US public school system is an international disgrace.
The US public school system is an international disgrace.
Last stated 16 years ago
29 Dec 2010
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Sam Harris — holds since 2010-12-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The United States was never a leader in international educational comparisons, so there is no lost first place to return to. — tap to centre the map on it
The United States was never a leader in international educational comparisons, so there is no lost first place to return to.
Last stated 11 months ago
20 Nov 2025
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Freddie deBoer — holds since 2025-11-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The current structure of schooling is fundamentally broken. — tap to centre the map on it
The current structure of schooling is fundamentally broken.
Last stated 2 days ago
30 Oct 2026
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Zvi Mowshowitz — holds since 2026-10-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The crippling of individuals is the worst evil of capitalism, and the whole educational system suffers from it — tap to centre the map on it
The crippling of individuals is the worst evil of capitalism, and the whole educational system suffers from it
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Albert Einstein — holds since c. 1949 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Mass schooling was designed as a factory a century ago, has run on autopilot since, and does not fit the world it now serves. — tap to centre the map on it
Mass schooling was designed as a factory a century ago, has run on autopilot since, and does not fit the world it now serves.
Last stated 5 years ago
25 Jan 2022
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Marc Andreessen — holds since 2022-01-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Education systems will not reform from within because the necessary improvements require too much change. — tap to centre the map on it
Education systems will not reform from within because the necessary improvements require too much change.
Last stated 5 years ago
by 21 Apr 2022
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Amjad Masad — holds since 2022-04-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Teaching school subjects in isolation, rather than showing their connections, is a failure of education systems. — tap to centre the map on it
Teaching school subjects in isolation, rather than showing their connections, is a failure of education systems.
Last stated 9 years ago
17 Mar 2018
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Marcus du Sautoy — holds since 2018-03-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Eager, motivated children are poorly served by the current education system. — tap to centre the map on it
Eager, motivated children are poorly served by the current education system.
Last stated 2 months ago
10 Sept 2026
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Tim Ferriss — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The recent fall in test scores is a rich-world phenomenon, and steeper in several European countries than in America, so it cannot be blamed on American policy. — tap to centre the map on it
The recent fall in test scores is a rich-world phenomenon, and steeper in several European countries than in America, so it cannot be blamed on American policy.
Last stated 11 months ago
20 Nov 2025
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Freddie deBoer — holds since 2025-11-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A continental army's first mission is to keep the regime in power, not to defend the border — which is what the People's Liberation Army is for. — tap to centre the map on it
A continental army's first mission is to keep the regime in power, not to defend the border — which is what the People's Liberation Army is for.
Last stated 5 months ago
9 Jun 2026
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Sarah Paine — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country cannot fund its own industrial strategy and call the same policy cheating when China does it. — tap to centre the map on it
A country cannot fund its own industrial strategy and call the same policy cheating when China does it.
Last stated a year ago
15 May 2025
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Hannah Ritchie — holds since 2025-05-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country's scientific trajectory can keep advancing even if political instability or economic uncertainty slows its broader progress. — tap to centre the map on it
A country's scientific trajectory can keep advancing even if political instability or economic uncertainty slows its broader progress.
Last stated 7 months ago
21 Mar 2026
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Tanner Greer — holds since 2026-03-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A backlash against women's economic rise is not automatic; it happens only where politicians choose to mobilise it. — tap to centre the map on it
A backlash against women's economic rise is not automatic; it happens only where politicians choose to mobilise it.
Last stated 2 years ago
1 Dec 2024
AE
Alice Evans — holds since 2024-12-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A candidate's political success is increasingly disconnected from their actual record of accomplishment. — tap to centre the map on it
A candidate's political success is increasingly disconnected from their actual record of accomplishment.
Last stated 2 months ago
31 Aug 2026
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Daniel W. Drezner — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A citizen deciding politically should ask what is good for the community, not what is good for themselves — tap to centre the map on it
A citizen deciding politically should ask what is good for the community, not what is good for themselves
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Joseph Tussman — holds since c. 2000 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A career path becomes popular when it offers clear, prescribed rules that can simply be decoded and followed. — tap to centre the map on it
A career path becomes popular when it offers clear, prescribed rules that can simply be decoded and followed.
Last stated 7 months ago
28 Mar 2026
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Paul Millerd — holds since 2026-03-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country benefits from immigration in proportion to whether the people arriving are net contributors who assimilate. — tap to centre the map on it
A country benefits from immigration in proportion to whether the people arriving are net contributors who assimilate.
Last stated 2 months ago
26 Aug 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A multi-ethnic nation cannot survive as a salad bowl in which each group keeps its distinctiveness indefinitely. — tap to centre the map on it
A multi-ethnic nation cannot survive as a salad bowl in which each group keeps its distinctiveness indefinitely.
Last stated 7 months ago
9 Apr 2026
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Noah Smith — holds since 2026-04-09 — tap for who they are
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The US public school system is an international disgrace.
Last stated 29 Dec 2010 · 16 years ago
Holds Sam Harris
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The United States was never a leader in international educational comparisons, so there is no lost first place to return to.
Last stated 20 Nov 2025 · 11 months ago
Holds Freddie deBoer
Similar wording
The current structure of schooling is fundamentally broken.
Last stated 30 Oct 2026 · 2 days ago
Holds Zvi Mowshowitz
Similar wording
The crippling of individuals is the worst evil of capitalism, and the whole educational system suffers from it
Last stated c. 1949
Holds Albert Einstein
Similar wording
Mass schooling was designed as a factory a century ago, has run on autopilot since, and does not fit the world it now serves.
Last stated 25 Jan 2022 · 5 years ago
Holds Marc Andreessen
Similar wording
Education systems will not reform from within because the necessary improvements require too much change.
Last stated by 21 Apr 2022 · 5 years ago
Holds Amjad Masad
Similar wording
Teaching school subjects in isolation, rather than showing their connections, is a failure of education systems.
Last stated 17 Mar 2018 · 9 years ago
Holds Marcus du Sautoy
Similar wording
Eager, motivated children are poorly served by the current education system.
Last stated 10 Sept 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Tim Ferriss
Similar wording
The recent fall in test scores is a rich-world phenomenon, and steeper in several European countries than in America, so it cannot be blamed on American policy.
Last stated 20 Nov 2025 · 11 months ago
Holds Freddie deBoer
Same subject: China
A continental army's first mission is to keep the regime in power, not to defend the border — which is what the People's Liberation Army is for.
Last stated 9 Jun 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds Sarah Paine
Same subject: China
A country cannot fund its own industrial strategy and call the same policy cheating when China does it.
Last stated 15 May 2025 · a year ago
Holds Hannah Ritchie
Same subject: China
A country's scientific trajectory can keep advancing even if political instability or economic uncertainty slows its broader progress.
Last stated 21 Mar 2026 · 7 months ago
Holds Tanner Greer
Same subject: politics
A backlash against women's economic rise is not automatic; it happens only where politicians choose to mobilise it.
Last stated 1 Dec 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Alice Evans
Same subject: politics
A candidate's political success is increasingly disconnected from their actual record of accomplishment.
Last stated 31 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Daniel W. Drezner
Same subject: politics
A citizen deciding politically should ask what is good for the community, not what is good for themselves
Last stated c. 2000
Holds Joseph Tussman
Same subject: immigration
A career path becomes popular when it offers clear, prescribed rules that can simply be decoded and followed.
Last stated 28 Mar 2026 · 7 months ago
Holds Paul Millerd
Same subject: immigration
A country benefits from immigration in proportion to whether the people arriving are net contributors who assimilate.
Last stated 26 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Same subject: immigration
A multi-ethnic nation cannot survive as a salad bowl in which each group keeps its distinctiveness indefinitely.
Last stated 9 Apr 2026 · 7 months ago
Holds Noah Smith